Hydra (Final Fantasy)

Hydra

(ヒドラ, Hidora?)
Alternate names: HYDRA

PR
20th
GBA
PS
NES

Gameplay details

Location(s)

Cardian Islands region
Citadel of Trials region
Gaia region
Onrac region
Rivers
Waterfall Cavern region

Type

Normal enemy

Data

Other appearances

Recurring appearance

Hydra

The Hydra, also known as the HYDRA, is an enemy in the original Final Fantasy. Their many heads allow them to get up to three hits per attack.

Stats[]

Stats
Affinities

Common stats

EXP

Gil

915

150

Version-exclusive stats

Status affinities

Confuse

-

Bestiary
#056 ←	#057	→ #059

Classification

Names

Hydra
NES: HYDRA

Location

Cardian Islands region
Citadel of Trials region
Gaia region
Onrac region
Rivers
Waterfall Cavern region

Items and abilities

Drop

None

Abilities

None

Formations[]

Hydra ff1 — Concept artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.

Pixel remaster

Number	Enemies	Can flee?	Musical theme	Location	Rate/1000
100	Hydra x2	Y	Battle	Dummied
101	Hydra x1	Y	Battle	Dummied
284	Ochu x2, Hydra x2	Y	Battle	Gaia-Onrac-Waterfall Cavern region	60
				Northern Citadel of Trials region	70
				Cardian Islands-Citadel of Trials region	60
285	Hydra x1	Y	Battle	Northern Citadel of Trials region	70
297	Piranha x2, Crocodile x2, Ochu x1, Hydra x1	Y	Battle	Rivers	30
298	Crocodile x1, Piranha x1, Ochu x1, Hydra x1	Y	Battle	Rivers	50
299	Ochu x1, Hydra x1	Y	Battle	Dummied
468	Crocodile x3, Hydra x4	Y	Battle	Rivers	20
469	Crocodile x2, Hydra x3	Y	Battle	Rivers	20
470	Crocodile x2, Hydra x2	Y	Battle	Rivers	50
471	Crocodile x1, Hydra x1	Y	Battle	Dummied
472	Hydra x1	Y	Battle	Dummied
702	Ochu x1, Hydra x1	Y	Battle	Dummied
703	Hydra x1	Y	Battle	Dummied

Other releases

Number	Enemies	Maximum	Can flee?	Ambush%	Musical theme	Location	Rate/64	Notes
032	Hydra x1-2	4 large	Y	27	Battle	Rivers	24	^{[note 1]}
096	Hydra x1-2, Ochu x0-2	4 large	Y	33	Battle	Cardian Islands-Citadel of Trials region	12
						Northern Citadel of Trials region	12	^{[note 2]}
						Gaia-Onrac-Waterfall Cavern region	6	^{[note 2]}
101	Piranha x0-2, Crocodile x0-2, Ochu x1, Hydra x0-1	2 large 6 small	Y	30	Battle	Rivers	18	^{[note 3]}
160	Hydra x1-2, Crocodile x0-3	2 large 6 small	Y	27	Battle	Rivers	24	^{[note 3]}
224	Hydra x1, Ochu x0-1	4 large	Y	33	Battle	Rivers	6	^{[note 1]}

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 This encounter only occurs in southern rivers in the NES release; it is dummied in all other releases.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 This encounter will not occur in deserts in the Dawn of Souls and 20th Anniversary releases.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 In the NES releases, this encounter occurs only in northern rivers; in all other releases it appears in both northern and southern rivers.

AI script[]

Action	Probability
Action	PR	Other releases
Attack	96.15%	100%
Flee	3.85%	Morale check

Morale check

# Fear	Morale	Max level 50			Max level 99
# Fear	Morale	Min flee level	100% flee level	% at max level	Min flee level	100% flee level	% at max level
0	138	30	—	82.35%	59	—	80.39%
1	98	10	35	100%	19	69	100%
2	58	1	15	100%	1	19	100%
3	18	1	1	100%	1	1	100%

Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]The Hydra was one of the spawn of Echidna, a many-headed serpentine monstrosity in Ancient Greek mythology. It could breathe poison, and indeed its very blood was deadly. The Hydra was killed as one of Heracles's Twelve Labors.

Related enemies[]

[southern_rivers-1] 1.0 ^1.1 This encounter only occurs in southern rivers in the NES release; it is dummied in all other releases.

[deserts-2] 2.0 ^2.1 This encounter will not occur in deserts in the Dawn of Souls and 20th Anniversary releases.

[northern_rivers-3] 3.0 ^3.1 In the NES releases, this encounter occurs only in northern rivers; in all other releases it appears in both northern and southern rivers.

[note 1]